A Holocaust survivor born in Bekescaba, Hungary, Tibor Jankay settled in Los Angeles in 1948 and became a long-time art teacher at Pepperdine University where he chaired the Art Department for 27 years. His paintings are bright, cheerful figurative pieces inspired by French modernists Picasso and Leger. He seldom sold or exhibited his work during his lifetime, regarding them as his children.
He studied at the Academy in Budapest and the Julian Academy in Paris, France. He was in the Hunga (showing 500 of 1392 characters). |
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